HMC Team List: Tough run-in for Warriors to seal finals berth

Author: Richard Becht & photosport.nz
Timestamp: Tue 25 Mar 2025, 05:33 PM

Two challenging assignments await defending premiers the One New Zealand Warriors as they look to seal a spot in the Harold Matthews Cup (under-17) finals for the second straight season.

They went a long way to confirming their place in the top six playoffs with a hard-fought 22-12 win over the Balmain Tigers last Sunday.

That lifted the Warriors to 12 points and third spot on the ladder but there’s a logjam behind them.

Four teams are only two points adrift – the Roosters, Knights, Rabbitohs and Sea Eagles.

And the way the draw has worked out the One New Zealand Warriors face two of those teams in the last two rounds of the regular season, both of which will be played at their home ground Navigation Homes Stadium in Pukekohe.

Round 8 - Round 8 - Saturday 29 Mar

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Warriors

Rabbitohs

Team Lists

Backs

Fullback for Warriors is number 1 Jeremiah Lemana

Fullback for Rabbitohs is number 1 Darcy Feltham
Winger for Warriors is number 2 Alexander Pua

Winger for Rabbitohs is number 2 Riley Bourne
Centre for Warriors is number 3 Soane Ma'asi

Centre for Rabbitohs is number 3 Clayton McGoon
Centre for Warriors is number 4 Hinckley Ioka

Centre for Rabbitohs is number 4 Taj Aufai-Farani
Winger for Warriors is number 5 Kaian Olsen

Winger for Rabbitohs is number 5 Asher Pung
Five-Eighth for Warriors is number 6 Christiano Elia

Five-Eighth for Rabbitohs is number 6 Payton Tarau
Halfback for Warriors is number 7 Alapati Tusa Soagia

Halfback for Rabbitohs is number 14 Charlie Bateup

Forwards

Prop for Warriors is number 8 D'Angelo Mikaele

Prop for Rabbitohs is number 8 Malaki Schwalger-Ioane
Hooker for Warriors is number 9 Dreytin Marriott

Hooker for Rabbitohs is number 9 Zane Hill
Prop for Warriors is number 10 Krushil Koteka

Prop for Rabbitohs is number 10 Anthony Mailangi
2nd Row for Warriors is number 11 Satali Asolelei Fretton

2nd Row for Rabbitohs is number 11 Diezel Guillonta-McCarthy Brandt-Hamilton
2nd Row for Warriors is number 12 Tusi Fanolua

2nd Row for Rabbitohs is number 12 Soane Naufahu
Lock for Warriors is number 13 Tyson Hansen

Lock for Rabbitohs is number 13 Keone Anitelea Tsioussis

Interchange

Interchange for Warriors is number 14 Amasio Tiatia

Interchange for Rabbitohs is number 7 James Davies
Interchange for Warriors is number 15 Dougal Grant

Interchange for Rabbitohs is number 17 Benjamin Kaberry
Interchange for Warriors is number 16 Kenny Lafituanai

Interchange for Rabbitohs is number 18 Dennishely Taukafa
Interchange for Warriors is number 17 Harlym McCabe

Interchange for Rabbitohs is number 19 Jayden Rooke

Reserves

Replacement for Warriors is number 18 Ronan Byford

Replacement for Rabbitohs is number 15 Vincent De Giorgio

Last updated: 3/31/2025 9:08:36 PM

First up it’s the sixth-placed South Sydney which will be desperate to stay inside the playoff spots before the Warriors host the fourth-placed Roosters.

The Rabbitohs had back-to-back losses in rounds five and six but bounced back with a victory over Penrith last weekend.